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Health & Fitness

50 Ways To Love Your Summer

...While Leaving the Technology Inside!

Below are 50 ways your kids can love their summer, without technology, in the No-Zone-Out Zone: the great outdoors!

1. Eat watermelon in the sprinkler

2. Fly a kite

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3. Swing on a rope

4. Paddle a canoe

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5. Pedal your bike

6. Skate on a path

7. Play hopscotch

8. Build a fort

9. Capture a flag

10. Tug in a war

11. Hunt the "enemy" with water guns

12. Bat a baseball

13. Shoot a basketball

14. Whack a tetherball

15. Swim in a pool

16. Toss some water balloons

17. Wade in a creek

18. Splash in a sprayground

19. Fling a Frisbee

20. Play fetch with your dog

21. Climb some rocks

22. Climb a waterfall

23. Zip on a line

24. Play Flashlight Tag

25. Gaze at the stars

26. Roll down a hill

27. Hunt for butterflies

28. Hunt for fireflies

29. Play hide and seek

30. Climb a tree (a safe one, please!)

31. Pick berries

32. Jump on a jumping pillow

33. Explore a new hiking trail

34. Spy on some birds

35. Build a fairy house

36. Sail on a skateboard

37. Sail a badminton birdie over the net

38. Tap a croquet ball

39. Kick a soccer ball

40. Dodge a dodgeball

41. Set up a backyard tent

42. Wiggle a hula hoop

43. Jump a rope

44. Run a lemonade stand

45. Collect rocks & shells

46. Build a sandcastle

47. Run from the waves

48. Dig a garden

49. Mow the lawn

50. Stop to smell the flowers

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